“I’ve always wanted to do a Hallmark movie,” she continued. “Last January I met with an amazing producer (Stephanie Germain), with whom I share an agent, and presented my idea. My husband was a journalist, so I wanted to play a writer, and the story had to center around a single mother. We came up with the story, I pitched it to Hallmark, they loved it and bam, we started shooting in late August. We did it!”
In addition to a return to acting, the film afforded Mowry-Housley the chance to executive produce. Given her extensive tenure in showbiz, she was a natural. “It’s the first time I’ve executive produced something alone,” she revealed. “And this is not just a title. I was very hands-on. That’s what I loved about it. I went through the script editing process, made revisions and suggestions. I watched all the casting videos -- every single one of them. I [also] got to choose the cast, so it was a lot, and when I was shooting, I was producing at the same time and literally choosing the take I liked best so that we could move on.”